Yasmin McDonaldEnduring Understandings from Social Studies MethodsDeveloping instruction for social studies courses can sometimes be difficult when one considers everything that goes into effective social…Dec 11, 20172Dec 11, 20172
Yasmin McDonaldThe Harmful Impact of StereotypesThis blog is a curation of materials that can be used by social studies teachers to teach about the racial and gender discrimination using…Dec 10, 2017Dec 10, 2017
Yasmin McDonaldPeer Teaching Feedback ReflectionMy biggest strength as a teacher is working one-on-one with students to help them better understand the topics being discussed in class…Dec 6, 20172Dec 6, 20172
Yasmin McDonaldThe Power of Feedback and Authentic AssessmentStudents often label social studies classes as boring and outdated. This is because some teachers fail to make connections between what…Nov 29, 20172Nov 29, 20172
Yasmin McDonaldDiscovering the Power of Influence.Current events and contemporary social issues can be used to anchor teaching practices by showing students why social studies is relevant…Nov 8, 20173Nov 8, 20173
Yasmin McDonaldTeaching for UnderstandingThe original “Big Idea”, I wanted my students to take away from my first lesson was an understanding of how a court case travels through…Oct 24, 201711Oct 24, 201711
Yasmin McDonaldDebunking the Mysticism of the “Welfare Queen”There are many different ways to “do” history. One of these ways is to examine history through a critical lens. Critical history by…Sep 25, 2017Sep 25, 2017
Yasmin McDonald“Doing” Social Studies and So Much More.For the last few decades subjects like math and science have been at the forefront of education. These are often seen as the subjects that…Sep 10, 20176Sep 10, 20176